If you say so. (Austin Rivers)

the start of something new.

My days were a repeating cycle that consisted of me going to class and then coming back to my dorm crying. I never knew how much another life could have the power to take over mine until this very moment. It had been nearly a month since the horrible call and I just couldn't stop playing the situation out in my head.

"Valerie," I heard someone lightly whisper my name, "Valerie wake up, we need to talk."

"What Anthony?" I mumbled as I turned over in my bed.

"Tell me what happened, I can tell when there's something wrong. Tell me everything, vent to me, scream at me, hit me, kick me; just tell me what happened." He responded as I sat up a bit more in my bed.

"From the start?" I questioned hoping he would say no, but he nodded his head yes.

-

See where I lived nothing interesting ever happened, unless you count the preppy girls who walked around the school and caused more drama than a soap opera. But that all changed my sophomore year of high school when Austin transferred here.

He was almost a staggering foot taller than me so that had intimidated me enough from making the notion to initiate a conversation, but I didn't have to. It wasn't until lunch, when I had accidentally bumped into him with my tray, that the talking began.

"I am soooo sorry, here let me get that." I said to him while attempting to rub the applesauce off his shirt, but only rubbing it in.

"No problem, I can just change into some of my practice clothes." He said and then took my arm off his chest. "The only thing I do ask," he continued, "Is that you escort me to your gym so I can change in the locker room."

His smile shined through me like the Sun's rays, and I automatically melted.

"It's the least I can do." I said as I lead him to his requested destination.

We talked alot on the way there and realized we had a similar schedule, thus resulting in us getting closer to one another. It was as if fate had brought us together.

But with everything good, there's always obstacles you face.

Austin and I had our fights, yes. But it wasn't until one night in our Senior year I decided that I had enough.

"Well what happened?" Anthony asked, intently waiting for my answer.

"Welp, ontop of me finding female panties in his room and a used condom, I think I should just leave it at that." I said, with my eyes shifting around the room in an uncomfortable manner.

"I think that I went home and cried until my body resembled a flower in a full out drought that night and every night after." I sighed and then noticed that my eyes began to sting with tears.

The hot and wet cascade of tears, where you're caught inbetween a freezed frame of life.

"Shhh, its gonna be okay. Shhh." Anthony cooed as I curled up in his arms and he wrapped my comforter around us.

"He didn't deserve someone as lovely as you." He said and then rocked me slowly back and forth.

"You're right Anthony, but when he left I lost apart of me. I would look at my own reflection somedays and not recognize who was looking back." I sighed and then layed my head on his chest.

"Well I would never treat you like that, and when I see this little Austin he better be ready to square up with me. Show him what a big boy with a brow can do." He said resentfully, as I laughed at him.

"What's so funny?" He innoccently asked.

"You." I replied, cracking a smile - a genuine one at that.

The girl I usually was most have fell asleep, because I did something crazy.

I kissed Anthony, and I liked it.

It wasn't a kiss that felt rushed or impulsive, but it was rather bittersweet.

"Yeaaah.." I said trying to make it less awkward.

"That was nice." Anthony said and then squeezed me tighter to him. "But next time we should do it on a real date, like tomorrow afternoon." He said as I nodded.

"Tomorrow afternoon it is."

Oh shit.

A/N; Hello lovely people :) So Anthony and Valerie, huh? I have something big coming up the next couple a chapters x love you all x